What is CVE-2026-81685?

CVE-2026-81685 is a low-severity vulnerability in Jahlives OpenSSL Encrypt, classified under Improper Encoding or Escaping of Output. CVSS score: 3.3/10. Published 2026-08-27.

How severe is CVE-2026-81685?

Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.3 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Jahlives OpenSSL Encrypt

CVE-2026-81685

openssl_encrypt versions before 1.4.9 fail to sanitize recovery-slot metadata in the desktop GUI, allowing attackers to inject control characters and line separators into the irreversible-removal confirmation dialog. Attackers can craft encrypted files with malicious slot identifiers containing bidi overrides or line-separator characters to forge warning text and deceive users during file removal operations.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 3.3 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Jahlives Openssl_encrypt

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-116 — Improper Encoding or Escaping of Output

References

disclosure@vulncheck.com (vendor-advisory)
disclosure@vulncheck.com (third-party-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-81685?: CVE-2026-81685 is a low-severity vulnerability in Jahlives OpenSSL Encrypt, classified under Improper Encoding or Escaping of Output. CVSS score: 3.3/10. Published 2026-08-27.
How severe is CVE-2026-81685?: Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.3 out of 10.